Composer: Geraldo Azevedo
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Dorme o Sol à flor do Chico, meio-dia
Tudo esbarra embriagado de seu lume
Dorme ponte, Pernambuco, Rio, Bahia
Só vigia um ponto negro: O meu ciúme
O ciúme lançou sua flecha preta
E se viu ferido justo na garganta
Quem nem alegre nem triste nem poeta
Entre Petrolina e Juazeiro canta
Velho Chico vens de Minas
De onde o oculto do mistério se escondeu
Sei que o levas todo em ti, não me ensinas
E eu sou só, eu só, eu só, eu
Juazeiro, nem te lembras dessa tarde
Petrolina, nem chegaste a perceber
Mas, na voz que canta tudo ainda arde
Tudo é perda, tudo quer buscar, cadê
Tanta gente canta, tanta gente cala
Tantas almas esticadas no curtume
Sobre toda estrada, sobre toda sala
Paira, monstruosa, a sombra do ciúme
Velho Chico vens de Minas
De onde o oculto do mistério se escondeu
Sei que o levas todo em ti, não me ensinas
E eu sou só, eu só, eu só, eu
E eu sou só, eu só, eu só, eu
Translation
The sun sleeps on the Chico's surface, midday
Everything stumbles, drunk on its light
The bridge sleeps, Pernambuco, Rio, Bahia
Only a black dot watches: My jealousy
Jealousy launched its black arrow
And saw itself wounded right in the throat
Who is neither happy nor sad nor a poet
Between Petrolina and Juazeiro sings
Old Chico, you come from Minas
From where the hidden part of the mystery hid
I know you carry it all within you, you don't teach me
And I am alone, I am alone, I am alone, I
Juazeiro, you don't even remember this afternoon
Petrolina, you didn't even realize
But, in the voice that sings, everything still burns
Everything is loss, everything wants to search, where is it
So many people sing, so many people are silent
So many souls stretched out in the tannery
Over every road, over every room
The shadow of jealousy hovers, monstrous
Old Chico, you come from Minas
From where the hidden part of the mystery hid
I know you carry it all within you, you don't teach me
And I am alone, I am alone, I am alone, I
And I am alone, I am alone, I am alone, I
